Free the Pill in the News

Here we feature media coverage of the movement to free the pill from op-eds to articles to podcasts and more.

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Leah Scott 5/9/24 Leah Scott 5/9/24

One year after FDA approves over-the-counter birth control pill, advocates push for more access

Leah Scott 3/4/24 Leah Scott 3/4/24

First over-the-counter birth control pill in US ships to retailers, costing about $20 for one-month pack

Christabelle Toso 2/15/24 Christabelle Toso 2/15/24

What will be the cost of the first over-the-counter birth control pill?

Leah Scott 2/2/24 Leah Scott 2/2/24

For first OTC birth control pill, price a major question mark

Christabelle Toso 12/5/23 Christabelle Toso 12/5/23

Mass. Gov. Healey joins other state guvs to call for access to affordable contraception

Christabelle Toso 11/20/23 Christabelle Toso 11/20/23

Paving the way for prevention over the counter

Leah Scott 11/8/22 Leah Scott 11/8/22

KFF: 77% of women are in favor of over-the-counter birth control pills

MedCity News

Leah Scott 10/26/22 Leah Scott 10/26/22

FDA delays key advisory committee meeting on OTC birth control

Roll Call

Leah Scott 8/29/22 Leah Scott 8/29/22

Clinicians react to over-the-counter birth control possibility

Medscape

Leah Scott 8/25/22 Leah Scott 8/25/22

Post-Roe, expanding birth control access

Harvard Public Health

Leah Scott 8/24/22 Leah Scott 8/24/22

How over-the-counter birth control would differ from pills available now

Wall Street Journal

Leah Scott 7/17/22 Leah Scott 7/17/22

Make birth control more accessible

The Washington Post

Leah Scott 7/17/22 Leah Scott 7/17/22

Free the pill — and make it free

STAT News

Leah Scott 7/13/22 Leah Scott 7/13/22

Why over-the-counter birth control has taken so long in the US

Bloomberg

Leah Scott 6/29/22 Leah Scott 6/29/22

OTC birth control in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision with Victoria Nichols

Over the Counter (HBW Insight)

Leah Scott 6/7/22 Leah Scott 6/7/22

With reproductive rights under threat, Dems introduce ‘Free the Pill’ bill

Common Dreams